* * General information * This is the GNOME socket library, written to provide easy network access to GNOME applications. * * Licensing * The GNOME socket library is released under the terms of the LGPL license, read the file COPYING.LIB for more information. * * Requirements * To compile the GNOME socket libraries, as a minimum you must install: - GNOME libs ; gnome-config --version ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-libs Moreover, one of the following libraries is strongly recommended: - ares library 1.0.0 (recommended) ftp://athena-dist.mit.edu/pub/ATHENA/ares/ares-1.0.0.tar.gz - GNU adns 0.6 http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ian/adns/ Please note that GNU adns is distributed under the GPL license. If you plan to use gnome-socket for non-GPL programs you should consider using ares instead. * * Reporting bugs * To report bugs on the GNOME socket libraries: either compilation problems, or malfunctions in the code, please write email to the authors. You can find the list of the authors in the AUTHORS file (distributed with this package).
